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ReviewFrontiers in microbiology2025

Basidiomycete pigments as sustainable food colorants and stabilizers: from fungal biology to industrial potential.

Samantha C Karunarathna, Saowaluck Tibpromma, Wenhua Lu, Hansika Perera, Entaj Tarafder, Baggya Sharmali Karunarathna, Dong-Qing Dai, Jaturong Kumla, Chathurika Karunanayake, Kalani Kanchana Hapuarachchi and 1 more

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Review in Frontiers in microbiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Samantha C KarunarathnaCenter for Yunnan Plateau Biological Resources Protection and Utilization & Yunnan International Joint Laboratory of Fungal Sustainable Utilization in South and Southeast Asia, College of Biology and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing, China.
Saowaluck TibprommaCenter for Yunnan Plateau Biological Resources Protection and Utilization & Yunnan International Joint Laboratory of Fungal Sustainable Utilization in South and Southeast Asia, College of Biology and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing, China.
Wenhua LuCenter for Yunnan Plateau Biological Resources Protection and Utilization & Yunnan International Joint Laboratory of Fungal Sustainable Utilization in South and Southeast Asia, College of Biology and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing, China.
Hansika PereraZest Lanka International (Private) Limited, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka.
Entaj TarafderCenter for Yunnan Plateau Biological Resources Protection and Utilization & Yunnan International Joint Laboratory of Fungal Sustainable Utilization in South and Southeast Asia, College of Biology and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing, China.
Baggya Sharmali KarunarathnaDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Eastern University Sri Lanka, Chenkalady, Sri Lanka.
Dong-Qing DaiCenter for Yunnan Plateau Biological Resources Protection and Utilization & Yunnan International Joint Laboratory of Fungal Sustainable Utilization in South and Southeast Asia, College of Biology and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing, China.
Jaturong KumlaCenter of Excellence in Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Chathurika KarunanayakeDepartment of Botany, Faculty of Natural Sciences, The Open University of Sri Lanka, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.
Kalani Kanchana HapuarachchiCollege of Biodiversity Conservation, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China.
Nakarin SuwannarachCenter of Excellence in Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pigmented Basidiomycete fungi are emerging as multifunctional and environmentally friendly substitutes to man-made food coloring. In addition to their bright colors, pigments from these fungi, including melanin, pulvini acids, carotenoids, and phenoxazines, also exhibit potent antioxidant, anti-microbial, and even potential therapeutic effects. Fungal pigments offer greater stability under processing conditions compared to those of plant origin and can be cost-effectively produced by biotechnological culture, particularly agro-waste-based fermentation systems. This review provides an overview of the chemical diversity, biosynthesis, and extraction of pigments from food and non-food Basidiomycetes such as the genera

Indexed as

basidiomycete pigmentscircular bioeconomymushroom-derived food colorantsnatural food stabilizerssustainable food additives

Identifiers

PMID41459232
PMCPMC12738380

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